Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Toluca vs Cruz Azul, 2023-24 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Clausura 2024

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Toluca
    FT
    0 - 1
    Cruz Azul
    • 18': Willer Ditta

    About

    Toluca are hosting Cruz Azul at Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega, Toluca, Mexico, starting on . The match is a part of the Mexican Liga BBVA MX.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Offside, Toluca. Maximiliano Araújo is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Jean Meneses (Toluca).
    • 5': Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Offside, Cruz Azul. Carlos Rotondi is caught offside.
    • 8': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Salcedo.
    • 9': Foul by Juan Escobar (Toluca).
    • 9': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Marcel Ruíz.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 13': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Juan Escobar.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Salcedo.
    • 17': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Juan Escobar (Toluca).
    • 18': Goal! Toluca 0, Cruz Azul 1. Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 20': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 20': Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 22': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 22': Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Jean Meneses (Toluca).
    • 23': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
    • 32': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Jean Meneses (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Carlos Salcedo.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Jean Meneses (Toluca) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Angulo.
    • 37': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
    • 37': Juan Escobar (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Offside, Toluca. Maximiliano Araújo is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
    • 41': Offside, Cruz Azul. Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 41': Jesús Angulo (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca).
    • 43': Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Jean Meneses (Toluca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Araújo.
    • 44': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Juan Escobar (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Orrantía with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is close, but misses to the left.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Jean Meneses (Toluca).
    • 45'+1': Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Toluca 0, Cruz Azul 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Toluca 0, Cruz Azul 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Érik Lira replaces Gonzalo Piovi because of an injury.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Meneses.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Brian García (Toluca) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Angulo.
    • 49': Offside, Toluca. Jean Meneses is caught offside.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Jean Meneses (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 55': Federico Pereira (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul).
    • 56': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca).
    • 56': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Rodrigo Huescas.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Carlos Orrantía (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Angulo.
    • 61': Substitution, Toluca. Édgar López replaces Jesús Angulo.
    • 61': Substitution, Toluca. Víctor Arteaga replaces Marcel Ruíz.
    • 62': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Tomás Belmonte.
    • 63': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Alexis Gutiérrez replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
    • 65': Penalty Toluca. Maximiliano Araújo draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 65': Penalty conceded by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Penalty missed! Still Toluca 0, Cruz Azul 1. Tiago Volpi (Toluca) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Camilo Cándido.
    • 70': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Federico Pereira.
    • 70': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 70': Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Carlos Orrantía (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Meneses.
    • 71': Penalty conceded by Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 73': VAR Decision: Penalty Toluca.
    • 73': Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 74': Penalty missed! Still Toluca 0, Cruz Azul 1. Tiago Volpi (Toluca) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
    • 75': (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Tiago Volpi (Toluca).
    • 76': Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Érik Lira.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Brian García (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 79': Substitution, Toluca. Robert Morales replaces Carlos Orrantía.
    • 84': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Robert Morales (Toluca).
    • 85': Substitution, Toluca. Juan Domínguez replaces Jean Meneses.
    • 87': Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Juan Domínguez (Toluca).
    • 88': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda replaces Uriel Antuna.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Federico Pereira (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Víctor Arteaga.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Domínguez.
    • 90'+4': Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Toluca 0, Cruz Azul 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Toluca 0, Cruz Azul 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Toluca 0, Cruz Azul 1.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 4
    41.1 Possession 58.9
    11 SHOTS 16
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    313 Accurate Passes 471
    384 Passes 532
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    7 Crosses 27
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    68 Long Balls 76
    34 Accurate Long Balls 58
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 5
    18 Tackles 9
    0.3 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 7
    27 Effective Clearances 8
    27 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

    Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega
    Location: Toluca, Mexico
    Attendance: 27,273

    Liga MX Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Cruz Azul 8 +12 19
    2 Toluca 8 +10 18
    3 Tigres UANL 8 +7 17
    4 Monterrey 8 +1 16
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    TOL Toluca (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Tiago Volpi (GK)
    6 Andrés Pereira
    24 Juan Escobar
    17 Brian García
    8 Carlos Orrantia
    10 Jesús Angulo
    14 Marcel Ruiz
    5 Tomás Belmonte
    25 Alexis Vega
    16 Jean Meneses
    11 Maximiliano Araújo
    Toluca Substitutes:
    Mauricio Isais, Edgar López, Victor Arteaga, Isaías Violante, Juan Gamboa, Juan Domínguez, Robert Morales, Luis García, Everardo López, Adrián Mora.

    CAZ Cruz Azul (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Kevin Mier (GK)
    3 Carlos Salcedo
    33 Gonzalo Piovi
    4 Willer Ditta
    19 Carlos Rodríguez Yellow Card
    8 Lorenzo Faravelli
    15 Ignacio Rivero
    13 Camilo Cándido Yellow Card
    18 Rodrigo Huescas
    29 Rodolfo Rotondi
    7 Uriel Antuna
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Raymundo Rubio, Andrés Gudiño, Louis Derbez, Jorge García, Bryan Gamboa, Amaury Morales, Alexis Gutierrez, Mauro Zaleta, Erik Lira, Ángel Sepúlveda.

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